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Michael Andersen

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

Recent Posts

Photo by Gage Skidmore (Creative Commons).
STREETSBLOG USA

Believe it or Not, Trump Put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots – Maybe by Mistake

By Michael Andersen | Feb 15, 2019
But the IRS might let big companies wriggle out of it. You can comment until Feb. 22.
Manuel Calvo, telling Sevilla’s story in Indianapolis last week.
STREETSBLOG USA

Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network

By Michael Andersen | May 8, 2018
Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
Photo: NACTO/Kate Fillin-Yeh.
STREETSBLOG USA

What We Can Learn From the Runaway Success of UT-Austin Bike-Share

By Michael Andersen | Apr 6, 2018
In the program's first 40 days, the campus bikes averaged 12 checkouts per bike per day. Why exactly did it work?
Dearborn Street, Chicago. Photo: Steven E. Gross.
STREETSBLOG USA

When Good Bike Cities Improve, It Helps Everyone

By Michael Andersen | Mar 14, 2018
The need for better streets is global, but the fight is local.
A neighborhood greenway in Portland, Oregon. Photo: public domain.
STREETSBLOG USA

The NCUTCD Wants to Know How You Think Speed Limits Should Be Set

By Michael Andersen | Mar 12, 2018
The obscure but hugely influential committee is asking for direct feedback.
Outside Furniture Plus on Northeast Halsey Street. Portland hopes this sidewalk-facing retail district in a suburban area will be the seed of big changes.
STREETSBLOG USA

Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 Years of Strip Malls

By Michael Andersen | Mar 8, 2018
Portland's Halsey Street carries five bikes in a normal rush hour. The city thinks dramatic upgrades can make it a model for suburban retrofits.
Before/after cross-sections of 7th Street, San Francisco. Photos: Jeremy Menzies, SFMTA.
STREETSBLOG USA

Lightning Fast, Dirt Cheap: Five Tips From SF’s Protected Bike Lane Projects

By Michael Andersen | Feb 28, 2018
How to cut the project time of a new protected bike lane by 90 percent and the cost by 75 percent.
A 2014 artist's rendering of Blackfriars Junction, immediately west of Upper Thames Street, after protected bike lane installation.
STREETSBLOG USA

London’s Protected Bike Lanes Move People 5 Times More Efficiently Than Car Lanes

By Michael Andersen | Nov 29, 2017
Leave it to a Brit to deliver a mathematical smackdown this courteously.
Pfluger Bridge, Austin
STREETSBLOG USA

Three Ways Austin Is Doubling the Rate It Builds Bike Routes

By Michael Andersen | Nov 27, 2017
If you want to learn how a city can start doing good street projects faster, keep an eye on Austin, Texas.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, center, joins other officials to cut the ribbon of a new protected bike lane, 2015. Photo: David Sachs, Streetsblog Denver.
STREETSBLOG USA

Bikes and Transit Keep Racking Up Ballot Wins

By Michael Andersen | Nov 15, 2017
In one U.S. city after another, voters keep making their opinions clear.
Boston, Massachusetts.
STREETSBLOG USA

Which Bike Lanes Should Be Protected? New Guide Offers Specifics

By Michael Andersen | Nov 1, 2017
Most U.S. street design institutions haven’t wanted to say for sure. Until now.
The new Monon Boulevard, under construction in Carmel this fall. Rendering by Rundell Ernstberger Associates.
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Carmel, Indiana, Shows Suburbs How to Go Big on Biking

By Michael Andersen | Sep 27, 2017
"We do not give property tax breaks to corporations. Instead, we invest in quality of life for all citizens."
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